подста́вить — meaning in English

English meaning

• frame noun A rigid structure that supports or surrounds something, such as a picture, window, or building.
• strand noun One of the individual threads or wires twisted together to make a rope, cable, or cord.

Senses

подста́вить is used for these senses in English:

• fit up (obsolete) To create a set or performance venue; to make a venue ready for a performance.
• frame (transitive, obsolete) To cause; to bring about; to produce.
• set up (transitive) To trap or ensnare.
• strand (transitive, figuratively) To leave (someone) in a difficult situation; to abandon or desert.

frame — full definition

1. noun A rigid structure that supports or surrounds something, such as a picture, window, or building.
2. verb To put a border or support structure around something.
3. verb To present or word something in a particular way to shape how it is understood.
4. verb To falsely make someone appear guilty of a crime they didn't commit.

strand — full definition

1. noun One of the individual threads or wires twisted together to make a rope, cable, or cord.
2. noun A single thread or line within a larger story, plan, or set of events.
3. verb To leave someone in a difficult situation, often without transport or resources.
4. verb To run a boat or ship aground.

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